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HR 5739 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Disability assistance Veterans' pensions and compensation

Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2020

Introduced: January 30, 2020 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Feb 7, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jan 30, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 30, 2020
Introduced in House
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Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2020

This bill establishes a Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for a veteran's injury or illness associated with a blast exposure during active military, naval, or air service in spite of there being no record of the injury or illness during a period of service. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases or disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.

What's happening now February 7, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 8 Republican 6
Perlmutter, Ed
· Oct 20, 2020
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · May 12, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · May 5, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Mar 13, 2020
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Mar 13, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Mar 13, 2020
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Mar 13, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Mar 11, 2020
Davis, Rodney
· Mar 11, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 11, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Mar 11, 2020
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Mar 11, 2020
Tipton, Scott
· Mar 11, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jan 30, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 30, 2020
Katko, John
· Jan 30, 2020
KING, PETER
· Jan 30, 2020
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 30, 2020
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jan 30, 2020
SERRANO, JOSE
· Jan 30, 2020
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 30, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jan 30, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5739: Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5739/
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"H.R. 5739: Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5739/.
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H.R. 5739, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5739/.
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